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Neighborhood Councils want more say

With the City Council to decide on Tuesday whether to put a $3 billion bond measure on the May ballot to pay for street repairs, the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners voiced their frustration at how neighborhood councils are being overlooked in city decisions. Daily News.

The board voted to send letters to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the City Council asking that policies be put in place requiring inclusion of the city’s 95 Neighborhood Councils in major policy decisions.

Citing the lack of involvement on the half-percent sales tax measure on the March 5 ballot and the proposed $3 billion street bond issue, BONC panel members said they’re angry that neighborhood councils about being overlooked.